9-19-20 – TITLE IX SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Here’s the promised additional Title IX resources to help MABE and LSA members in complying with the new Sexual Harassment requirements of Title IX that just went into effect. If there are questions or if additional assistance is required, please contact Debra Yerg Daniel at ddaniel@mabe.org or at 443-603-0391.
MO Title IX Appeal Form
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Decision on Appeal
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Formal Complaint
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Notice of Appeal
MO Title IX Report of Sexual Harassment Form
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Determination Regarding Responsibility
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Intake Form
MO Title IX Sexual Harassment Notice of Dismissal of a Formal Complaint
PA Title IX Reporting Form I
PA Title IX Reporting Form II
PA Title IX Reporting Form III
TX FAQ Title IX Sexual Harassment
TX Sample Formal Complaint Form Title IX Sexual Harassment
TX Sample Website Posting Regarding Title IX Compliance
9-6-20 – TITLE IX SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Steve Bounds, MABE's former Director of Legal and Policy Services, led a group of state association policy staff from a dozen states in working collaboratively to develop policy, administrative regulation, and other needed documents for local school districts to be in compliance with the Title IX Sexual Harassment Final Rule effective August 14, 2020 as released and explained in an approximately 2000-page document by the US Department of Education. This group has generated multiple options to assist local boards in their efforts to comply with this policy mandate. Below you will first find a nine-page summary of the provisions and requirements of this Title IX Final Rule. Sample policies, administrative regulations, a helpful flowchart, and other supporting documents. This section will continue to be expanded as additional resources become available from this workgroup over the next week or so.
Title IX Final Rule Summary
KS Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy (001)
KS Title IX Sexual Harasment Policy (002)
MO Title IX Sexual Harasment Policy
NC Nondiscrimination Title IX Policy
NC Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process Policy
NC Title IX Sexual Harassment Reporting Process Policy
NH Title IX Sexual Harasment Policy
OH Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy
OH Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations
OR Sexual Harassment Title IX Admin. Regulations
OR Sexual Harassment Title IX Policy
PA Dating Violence (Title IX additions) Policy
PA Educator Misconduct (Title IX additions) Policy
PA Road Map - Title IX_Discrimination Reports
PA Sexual Harassment (Affecting Staff) Title IX Policy
PA Sexual Harassment (Affecting Student) Title IX Policy
SC Title IX Flowchart
Tennessee Title IX policy draft
TN Title IX Flowchart
TX Title IX Employee Welfare Policy (legal)
TX Title IX Employee Welfare Policy (local)
TX Title IX Student Welfare Policy (legal)
TX Title IX Student Welfare Policy (local)
6-26-17
As highlighted in MABE's 2017 Legislative Session Summary, the recent session generated a record number of new laws requiring local boards of education to take action with school system policies and regulations in a wide range of areas including:
- Heroin/Opioid Issues
- Pregnant & Parenting Student Absences
- Suicide Risk Responses; Student Discipline Restrictions
- Whistleblower Protection for School Employees
- Career and Technology Education Requirements
- significant Special Education changes
In June, Steve Bounds, former Director of Legal and Policy Services, and John Woolums, Director of Governmental Relations, conducted a workshop that provided detailed information as to how these new laws impact board policy, and prepare board members to fulfill these responsibilities in a timely and effective manner. Their presentation can be accessed here.
8-4-16 – Update on Gender Identity Questions
On August 3rd, the United States Supreme Court issued a stay in the G.G. v. Gloucester Cnty. Sch. Bd. case, putting on hold the prior Fourth Circuit ruling and the preliminary injunction that directed the Virginia school district to allow the student, G.G., to use the boys’ restroom at school. The 5 – 3 ruling by the High Court preserves the status quo (and the current school district policy of segregating bathrooms on the basis of biological sex) while the Supreme Court considers the granting of a petition for certiorari, and if the Court decides to hear the case in the next term the stay will remain in place until a ruling is issued (likely not until the end of the coming school year). A copy of the ruling is provided below.
6-7-16 - Update on Gender Identity Questions
On May 13, 2016, the Office of Civil Rights has issued a Dear Colleague letter on Transgender Students.
Additionally, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the request of the Gloucester County School Board for an en banc rehearing of the three judge panel decision set discussed in the previous update (below). NSBA has written a summary of that opinion.
Gender Identity Questions Partially Answered by MSDE Guidance and 4th Circuit Court
Schools in Maryland and across the nation are dealing with a range of issues pertaining to transgender and gender non-conforming youth. MABE’s Legal Services Association is in the process of forming a work group to draft a sample policy for the consideration of local boards. Earlier this year, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (Maryland’s Federal Circuit) issued a 2-1 opinion permitting a Virginia transgender youth to continue a Title IX suit against the Gloucester County School Board for alleged discrimination on bathroom and locker room access on the basis of gender identity. The summary of the opinion from NSBA’s Legal Clips is provided.
Gloucester County Fourth Circuit Summary
In addition, MABE has learned about a new MSDE guidance document entitled “Providing Safe Spaces for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth: Guidelines for Gender Identity Non-Discrimination” along with two companion guidance documents dealing with Student Transitions, Parents of Transgender Identifying Youth, and Community Members and Parents of Non-Transgender Youth and these are also provided.
Legal & Policy Presentations on pertinent topics:
Custody Issues - Presentation made to Kent County Public School staff, Summer 2015
Search & Seizure Issues - Presentation made to Worcester County Public School staff, Summer 2015
Negligence Liability Avoidance - Presentation made to Kent County Public School staff, Summer 2015
Transgender & Related Issues - Legal Services Association presentation, October 2015
Title IX Issues - Presentation made to Worcester County Public School staff, Summer 2015
Social Media for School Employees - Presentation made to the Maryland Negotiation Service, Fall 2015
For more information about a presentation to your board or in your school system, please contact Debra Yerg Daniel, Director of Legal & Policy Services, at (443) 603-0391.
Policy from various school systems on pertinent topics:
Baltimore County Public Schools Policy on Equity
Oregon School System Policy on Equity
For more information about school system policies, please contact Debra Yerg Daniel, Director of Legal & Policy Services, at (443) 603-0391.